Compiling PyQt for 64-bit Windows?

[whalerider]

Anyone know how to go about that?

I did some googling, but couldn't find any decent instructions.

Also, how do I determine whether I need Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008?

Does it depend on what version of Python i want to compile against?

Right now I am thinking about compiling against Python 2.5.4, because it's the closest stable version to Python 2.5.2 (which Houdini seems to use).

Does Houdini "care"? I want to build some tools that will work on 64-bit Houdini 9.5 and 10.0.

Thx.

Edited June 20, 2009 by whalerider

[edward]

If you start the python.exe from $HFS/python/bin it says which compiler you need. In most cases, it will be MSC v.1400 which is VC8 which his VS 2005. You should make sure you're compiling against the appropriate version of python of course.

[whalerider]

Thanks, Edward.

If you start the python.exe from $HFS/python/bin it says which compiler you need. In most cases, it will be MSC v.1400 which is VC8 which his VS 2005. You should make sure you're compiling against the appropriate version of python of course.

[Solitude]

Thanks, Edward.

If you manage to get pyqt recompiled for 64-bit, any chance you'd be willing to share?

[Frank Bonniwell]

If you manage to get pyqt recompiled for 64-bit, any chance you'd be willing to share?

Hello,

I found a blog that talks about how to compile a 64bit version of PyQt for python 2.5 and 2.6.2! He also made them available for download.

Unfortunately, Houdini 10 users need version 2.5.2! If I have time in the next couple of weeks I will give it a try. Unless someone else is willing.

Details on how he did it are on his blog.

http://eoyilmaz.blogspot.com/

Here is another blogspot about compiling on win64.

http://blog.shadowgears.com/2008/10/making-qt4-dance-with-msvc-2008.html

Cheers,

Frank